Definitions for prolonges

prolonges pro·longe

Spelling: [proh-lonj; French praw-lawnzh<
IPA: /proʊˈlɒndʒ; French prɔˈlɔ̃ʒ/

Prolonges is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 427 anagrams from letters in prolonges (eglnooprs).

Definitions for prolonges

noun

  1. a rope having a hook at one end and a toggle at the other, used for various purposes, as to draw a gun carriage.

Origin of prolonges

1855-60; French, noun derivative of prolonger to prolong

Examples for prolonges

The artillery, by using the prolonge, may also continue its retreat while in battery and firing.

Of synners that prolonge from daye to day to amende theyr myslyuyng.

Two of our guns were drawn away by the prolonge (that is, by means of ropes manned by men on foot), and two were abandoned.

Word Value for prolonges
Scrable

11

Words with friends

15

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